Second Life and the Community College Beth Ritter-Guth June 6, 2008

House of Seven Gables

Second Life Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) Not a “Game” International 2000+ Schools/Colleges 5000+ Educators 14 Million Residents 1 Million Active (60 Days)

Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE)

Not a “Game”

International

2000+ Schools/Colleges

5000+ Educators

14 Million Residents

1 Million Active (60 Days)

Students in a cavern

Benefits for the CC Student Centered Learning Cost Effective Approx. $1500 Island Purchase Approx $150 per month fee OR: Space Rentals/Collaborative Space at lower prices International Collaboration Professional Development

Student Centered Learning

Cost Effective

Approx. $1500 Island Purchase

Approx $150 per month fee

OR: Space Rentals/Collaborative Space at lower prices

International Collaboration

Professional Development

British Gothic Literature

Risks Same as WWW Learning Curve “Empty Space” Sacrificing Content for Tech Time/Talent/Treasure

Same as WWW

Learning Curve

“Empty Space”

Sacrificing Content for Tech

Time/Talent/Treasure

Teaching Edgar Allan Poe

Solutions Stick to Course Outline Imagine the Impossible Build in Ethical Treatment Get Connected to Others Sled List Sled Blog Use a Builder/Scripter Recommendation: Eloise Pasteur

Stick to Course Outline

Imagine the Impossible

Build in Ethical Treatment

Get Connected to Others

Sled List

Sled Blog

Use a Builder/Scripter

Recommendation: Eloise Pasteur

Dante’s Inferno

Tour Literature Alive! Dante’s Inferno EA Poe’s House of Usher Community College Consortium International Spaceflight Museum NOAA Genome Island

Literature Alive!

Dante’s Inferno

EA Poe’s House of Usher

Community College Consortium

International Spaceflight Museum

NOAA

Genome Island

Willow Springs

Resources Community College Wiki: http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/ Sled List: http://secondlife.com/Education Sled Blog: http://www.sl-educationblog.org/ Literature Alive Wiki and Blog: http://literaturealive.wikispaces.com and http: //literaturealive . blogspot .com

Community College Wiki: http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/

Sled List: http://secondlife.com/Education

Sled Blog: http://www.sl-educationblog.org/

Literature Alive Wiki and Blog: http://literaturealive.wikispaces.com and http: //literaturealive . blogspot .com

Questions? Beth Ritter-Guth [email_address]